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big delays from fair oaks headed east. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> actress mila kunis put on the spot. >> a marine fighting in afghanistan had a big question for you. take a listen. >> i just want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball on november 18 in greensville, north carolina. with yours truly. take a second. think about it. get back to me. >> i like how he was swaggering too. making it all part-- >> if you're talking to mila, you've got to give it a little something. >> the sergeant posted the youtube video asking the star to accompany him to the marine corps ball. it went viral. she heard about it from her co- star justin timberlake and said yes. take a listen. >> is there really video? >> yes. >> watch this. >> it's november? >> you have to go. >> okay. >> we're going to work this out. >> we're going to make this happen. >> sure. >> we'll see if she makes good on her promise. the ball is on november 18 in greenville, north carolina. >> ho
big delays from fair oaks headed east. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> actress mila kunis put on the spot. >> a marine fighting in afghanistan had a big question for you. take a listen. >> i just want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball on november 18 in greensville, north carolina. with yours truly. take a second. think about it. get back to me. >> i like how he was swaggering too....
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it got a big makeover. the implosion coming two years after the bridge was closed due to safety concerns. so now crews are going to start working on a new $2 million project to replace it. the bridge was build over 100 years ago. >>> some california parents got busted for forcing their 14- year-old son to take them on a beer run. police say the parents wanted more alcohol but also wanted to avoid a dui because they were too drunk to drive. the unlicensed boy ended up getting stopped at a dui check point. officers did not arrest the parents. instead they only got a ticket. police did not think the boy was in danger. >> interesting. >>> speaking of kids, no kids allowed here. that will soon be the rule at one pennsylvania eatery. the owner of mcdane's restaurant and golf center banning youngsters under the age of 6 because he says they will make too much noise. he said there's nothing wrong with babies and told letters but you can't -- toddlers but you can't control their volume and he says they disturb the o
it got a big makeover. the implosion coming two years after the bridge was closed due to safety concerns. so now crews are going to start working on a new $2 million project to replace it. the bridge was build over 100 years ago. >>> some california parents got busted for forcing their 14- year-old son to take them on a beer run. police say the parents wanted more alcohol but also wanted to avoid a dui because they were too drunk to drive. the unlicensed boy ended up getting stopped at...
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the love changed in a big way at a baseball game. as beth parker showed us, they hit a home run. >> reporter: a sweet ride for the staff sergeant. the last time he went to mets park, he rode the metro. >> again, she's here. >> reporter: the first lady was on hand to honor our armed forces. >> i didn't know she was going to be here. >> reporter: he bought scratchoff tickets. as he and his buddy left the stadium? was scratching it. it was around in this spot where i said, you know, one, win a million. as soon as i won, i questioned the ground and said i won, you need to see this. and you dropped to the group in. >> was at home, let him take his buddy to the game and -- >> and i need to call my wife. i called her and sat down. i couldn't walk at the time. hey, i won $1 million. >> i want a million dollars. not like hello, hi, how's your night. >> reporter: show didn't think he would joke about that and that made it real making for a restless night. was up every hour and half hour to make sure it was really. he bought a gift for the pal
the love changed in a big way at a baseball game. as beth parker showed us, they hit a home run. >> reporter: a sweet ride for the staff sergeant. the last time he went to mets park, he rode the metro. >> again, she's here. >> reporter: the first lady was on hand to honor our armed forces. >> i didn't know she was going to be here. >> reporter: he bought scratchoff tickets. as he and his buddy left the stadium? was scratching it. it was around in this spot where i...
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i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. so it's a good thing our new air wick odor detect senses thousands of odors. and automatically releases a burst of freshness... that everyone can enjoy. karzai. >>> welcome back. we're taking a live look at 4:45 this morning over northwest washington. definitely going to be heating up out there. already pretty warm out there this morning. you'll notice as you walk outside. first we want to look high to the sky. the crew of the space shuttle atlantis are back to work stock peopling supplies. yesterday's fi
i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the...
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. >> everything they have told me and the speaker is that to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that is difficult with 4.2% unemployment. it's -- 9.2% unemployment. >> we need something big. we have to do it in a way that is good for the economy to give more support from the economy healing from the great recession. >> reporter: now, the president's plan has not gotten a warm reception from republicans. they are adverse to the tax increases and house speaker john boehner called the president this weekend to say that his party would prefer a smaller package, $2 trillion if the tax increases could be avoided. stacey cohan, back to you. >> tha . >>> a suspect is under arrest in connection with a businessman in april. he was found unconscious inside his convenience store. they will be more dough tails about the arrest later on today. >>> police are looking for whoever shot and killed a 26- year old early sunday morning. this happened in the 1900 block of rochelle avenue in district heights. twit hicks was pronounced dead at a lot hosp
. >> everything they have told me and the speaker is that to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that is difficult with 4.2% unemployment. it's -- 9.2% unemployment. >> we need something big. we have to do it in a way that is good for the economy to give more support from the economy healing from the great recession. >> reporter: now, the president's plan has not gotten a warm reception from republicans. they are adverse to...
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to another developing story we are following tonight, the weather in florida may turn out to be the big spoiler tomorrow for those of you who are eager to watch the final launch of the space shuttle. nasa forecaster are keeping an eye on thunderstorms now threatening tomorrow morning's scheduled liftoff which is supposed to happen just before 11:30 a.m. fox 5's bob barnard is live in the newsroom. >> it's destined to be nasa's final spaceflight manned or otherwise for some time and tonight former astronaut and space buffs of all ages are gathering along the east coast of central florida crossing their fingers hoping the skies clear for an all systems go. >> reporter: the space shuttle atlantis in the rain late today at kennedy space center, weather clearly a worry. this bolt of lightning striking 1/3-mile from the launch pad. >> the launch, our main concern is still having showers and thunderstorms in the area. so we thought we do have a 70% chance of weather prohibiting launch. >> reporter: the atlantis crew, mission specialist sandy mag necessary and rex walhe -- magness and rex walhe
to another developing story we are following tonight, the weather in florida may turn out to be the big spoiler tomorrow for those of you who are eager to watch the final launch of the space shuttle. nasa forecaster are keeping an eye on thunderstorms now threatening tomorrow morning's scheduled liftoff which is supposed to happen just before 11:30 a.m. fox 5's bob barnard is live in the newsroom. >> it's destined to be nasa's final spaceflight manned or otherwise for some time and...
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> the trial of the woman accused of killing her two-year- old daughter and dumping her body will end tomorrow. the closing arguments are set to begin in a largely circumstantial case against casey anthony. as jessica stone reports, the jury is not expected to get a holiday. >> reporter: closing arguments in the casey anthony case close on sunday. a trial that captivated the nation. what began as a messing child search grew into a 24-hour soap opera. >> it's all about sex, lies, and videotapes. >> reporter: the judge explained to casey her rights to testify. >> you understand that your decision to testify or not testify is solely your decision and your decision alone. >> yes, sir. >> and it's your decision not to te
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> the trial of the woman accused of killing her two-year- old daughter and dumping her body will end tomorrow. the closing arguments are set to begin in a...
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this is a big cold front that will bring us much cooler and drier air by the middle of the week. it has to get here first. this will get in tuesday night. ahead of it, some computers are suggesting a lone some shower or thunderstorm fire up in the daytime heating later on today. the best chance of that is in the city. we should be dry the next day and a half or so with high pressure still in charge. lots of sunshine. hot and humid. 94 degrees. make sure the air conditioner works. winds out of the south 5 miles per hour. could be an isolated storm. best chance for that will be well north and west of the city. overnight lows, 76. there is the seven-day forecast. 97 tomorrow. late-day storms cool us down. wednesday upper 80s. nice thursday and friday with less humidity. >>> let's do traffic with julie and the latest. >> we have the accident reported in prince george county on 450. that's where we find the crew in sky fox. traveling on 450, that is where you will find the accident activity. we had one lane tied up at the scene of that crash. no incidents to report right now traveling
this is a big cold front that will bring us much cooler and drier air by the middle of the week. it has to get here first. this will get in tuesday night. ahead of it, some computers are suggesting a lone some shower or thunderstorm fire up in the daytime heating later on today. the best chance of that is in the city. we should be dry the next day and a half or so with high pressure still in charge. lots of sunshine. hot and humid. 94 degrees. make sure the air conditioner works. winds out of...
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. >>> another big story we're following, the heat is on again, the d.c. region hitting record high temperatures today. all three airports reached temps over 100 degrees. fox 5's gary mcgrady is in the weather center. it just keeps getting hotter and hotter. is there any relief in sight at all? >> there is. keep in mind this 104 degrees that we had today which was a record hadn't had this kind of heat since august of 1997, it's just a one day wonder, okay? at least this extreme stuff is not going to stick around. we'll cool back down a little bit heading into the weekend. we're talking about this. did you realize that last year we tied for the hottest july ever. well this, year no. we're surpassing that. we're going to the hottest july ever. that's pretty much a done deal. still a couple more days left, but barring any unusual cooling event i don't think that's going to happen. we had record highs today at all three major airports, dulles, reagan and bwi. dulles was 103, bwi 101 and national i just mentioned temperature was 104 degrees, all of those record
. >>> another big story we're following, the heat is on again, the d.c. region hitting record high temperatures today. all three airports reached temps over 100 degrees. fox 5's gary mcgrady is in the weather center. it just keeps getting hotter and hotter. is there any relief in sight at all? >> there is. keep in mind this 104 degrees that we had today which was a record hadn't had this kind of heat since august of 1997, it's just a one day wonder, okay? at least this extreme...
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this is according to big research. but nearly 59% of us are saying we're only buying necessities because times are so tough right now and nearly a quarter of us have cut back on the grocery bill, not buying as much when they go to the food store. food prices are up. we talk about that all the time. nearly half of us have considered purchasing things so five years down the road we're going to reevaluate our purchases and really think about them before we make them. i get that now but five years from now, that's a pretty scary to the. >> no more impulse buys. you must behave. thanks. we'll see you tomorrow morning. >>> should parents of extremely obese children -- should the parents lose custody of their children? hear what some experts are saying. >>> stacey cohan this morning following our top story. a strange one it s. good morning. >> reporter: -- it is good morning. >> reporter: it sure is. we have a carjacking and abduction that began in baltimore. it led to a high speed chase. it all ended here at the rockville po
this is according to big research. but nearly 59% of us are saying we're only buying necessities because times are so tough right now and nearly a quarter of us have cut back on the grocery bill, not buying as much when they go to the food store. food prices are up. we talk about that all the time. nearly half of us have considered purchasing things so five years down the road we're going to reevaluate our purchases and really think about them before we make them. i get that now but five years...
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i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from.
i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the...
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the big concern was traveling north of 66 in the tysons corner area. on the other side of town lanes open. no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> let's check in with tucker for the forecast. did we hit records yesterday? >> came close. 97 at reagan national. not good for a record. plenty hot for most of us. today a little cooler and then much better tomorrow. >> like you said, spring, fall like it's going to feel like. >> when you take out the humidity, tomorrow will be a lot better. right now we're still dealing with a lot of heat and a lot of humidity. hope your air conditioner is working well in your house or your car. >> it is. i made sure of that. >> my air conditioning is windows. i roll them down. here's your satellite and radar. we've got fairly quiet conditions. up towards cleveland, the rain showers, that's the cooler, drier air that will get in here later today. we have one of those days where we could see afternoon thunderstorms. behind the front you'll notice the cooldown later tonight. temperatures will
the big concern was traveling north of 66 in the tysons corner area. on the other side of town lanes open. no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> let's check in with tucker for the forecast. did we hit records yesterday? >> came close. 97 at reagan national. not good for a record. plenty hot for most of us. today a little cooler and then much better tomorrow. >> like you said, spring, fall like it's going to feel like. >> when you...
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>> the people we got are big eaters. three come all over the world to participate in our competition. >> steve berlinski. >> this is all about fun. >> ready, get set, go! >> just hope that you get somebody you can clearly beat. he's unbeatable. you just got to find somebody that can do it. >> i'm just thinking about the american soldiers that have defended this country. that's why we're celebrating july 4th, from revolution to modern day warfare. thank god for the veterans and those veterans wh
>> the people we got are big eaters. three come all over the world to participate in our competition. >> steve berlinski. >> this is all about fun. >> ready, get set, go! >> just hope that you get somebody you can clearly beat. he's unbeatable. you just got to find somebody that can do it. >> i'm just thinking about the american soldiers that have defended this country. that's why we're celebrating july 4th, from revolution to modern day warfare. thank god...
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remember in phoenix we had the haboob. >> that's right, the big stand -- the big sandstorm. >> you're right. >> let's go to the map. we made you a map. tony and i didn't make the map. forbes did. >> no, actually our intern mike. >> hey, i'm not far off. >> you're not. >> the cities you see here are considered the safest places in the country for weather-related disasters. number one honolulu which kind of surprised me really. it's considered very safe. not a lot of extreme weather there. very occasionally they get hit by hurricanes but they're generally protected by ocean currents and the winds out there are favorable. so they don't see a lot of extreme weather. sarah mentioned arizona. >> let me say just one thing about honolulu. they are at a slight risk for tsunamis but a very slight risk because they're way out there. >> they got hit by a pretty good hurricane back in '95. honolulu number one. then sarah mentioned arizona but you can see here the pacific northwest and new mexico, santa fe on the list. and yakama. >> is santa fe protected by the mountains? >> here's the combination
remember in phoenix we had the haboob. >> that's right, the big stand -- the big sandstorm. >> you're right. >> let's go to the map. we made you a map. tony and i didn't make the map. forbes did. >> no, actually our intern mike. >> hey, i'm not far off. >> you're not. >> the cities you see here are considered the safest places in the country for weather-related disasters. number one honolulu which kind of surprised me really. it's considered very safe....
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big, bright moon out there this morning. so a nice start to the day. and we will have a nice day today. here is the forecast for today. it's a rather simple one. sunny skies, low humidity. breezy at times. high about 85 degrees. sunny and 85. sounds familiar. there you go. enjoy the day, folks. >> no complaints about that from many of us or from julie wright i'm quite sure as well. hi, julie. >> reporter: that's right. no complaining here. a pretty good ride out on the beltway this morning too. you'll find light traffic volume in each direction at the wilson bridge. traffic is flowing freely on 395 leaving the beltway pasting duke street towards the 14th street bridge. 591 in good -- 95 is in good shape as you travel across the occoquan. the outer loop rolling at speed passing new hampshire avenue towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> new this morning, a carjacking with a mother and young child inside the vehicle. this all started in baltimore. the suspect led police on a wild chase down 95 and the beltway before the mom and ba
big, bright moon out there this morning. so a nice start to the day. and we will have a nice day today. here is the forecast for today. it's a rather simple one. sunny skies, low humidity. breezy at times. high about 85 degrees. sunny and 85. sounds familiar. there you go. enjoy the day, folks. >> no complaints about that from many of us or from julie wright i'm quite sure as well. hi, julie. >> reporter: that's right. no complaining here. a pretty good ride out on the beltway this...
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the big win that's changing their lives is coming up. gary? >> look, it's not going to be so hot for the weekend, but it's not going to change much. we'll have your full forecast coming up. stay with us. >>> but first looks like men in china are getting in on the pole dance workout phenomenon. they say the exercise helps build strength and muscle in the arms, abs and upper body. sign-up for the classes are now available at several gyms in china. the cost is up to $1,200 for one year. no thanks, i'll stick with the regular gym workout, do it the hard way, no poles for me. how about you, gary? >> no poles for gary either. >> pole free. >> we'll be back in a minute. >>> here's a great story. a husband and wife are both serving in the air force and for fun they sometimes buy lottery tickets. the most three ever won is a scratchoff worth about 100 bucks, but their luck changed in a big way at a baseball game. as fox 5's beth parker shows us, they hit a home run. >> reporter: a sweet time for this staff -- a sweet ride for this staff sergeant. la
the big win that's changing their lives is coming up. gary? >> look, it's not going to be so hot for the weekend, but it's not going to change much. we'll have your full forecast coming up. stay with us. >>> but first looks like men in china are getting in on the pole dance workout phenomenon. they say the exercise helps build strength and muscle in the arms, abs and upper body. sign-up for the classes are now available at several gyms in china. the cost is up to $1,200 for one...
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> last night in texas a father took his son to buy a new glove before they went to see their hometown rangers play in a baseball game, but no one could imagine how quickly their fun night would turn to tragedy. lindsay murphy joins us now with the details. >> for kids and adults alike it's fun to go to a baseball game and hope to catch a home run or foul ball and if a player tosses one your direction, that's even better, but sometimes trying to get that souvenir can be dangerous and even turn tragic, as we learn from a baseball game in texas last night. it happened in the 2nd inning of last night's athletics/rangers game. texas outfielder josh hamilton tossed a foul ball up into the stand towards 39-year-old firef
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> last night in texas a father took his son to buy a new glove before they went to see their hometown rangers play in a baseball game, but no one could...
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another big story is the heat. awful these folks, rean actors who are dressed in these nice, cool, wool uniforms of the day, no underarmor back then, no heat wicking technology, just plain old heat. we'll check in with towns right down the street from us -- we'll check in with tucker barnes right down the street from us. >> we want to talk about the extreme heat across the region. reagan national not cooling off overnight. temperatures overnight in the low 80s. 81 at reagan national. excessive heat warping goes into effect at noon. actual air temperature about 100 degrees. mick in the humidity and it will feel like 110 plus. extra precautions, bring in the animals because today is one of the worst days we've had so far this summer. 100 on saturday. no relief from this heat we've any time soon. i'm joined now by bill from the potomac army. i crossed over the potomac and i'm now in the confederacy camp. you've been warming up the musket. >> yes, sir. >> tell me about it. >> we have and 1853 infield rifle musket. it w
another big story is the heat. awful these folks, rean actors who are dressed in these nice, cool, wool uniforms of the day, no underarmor back then, no heat wicking technology, just plain old heat. we'll check in with towns right down the street from us -- we'll check in with tucker barnes right down the street from us. >> we want to talk about the extreme heat across the region. reagan national not cooling off overnight. temperatures overnight in the low 80s. 81 at reagan national....